Peter Doggett

Freelance music journalist, ex-editor of Record Collector and Author of You Never Give Me Your Money; The Beatles After The Breakup

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Find out how big an influence Money had on John Lennon - http://peterdoggettbeatles.blogspot.com/

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Check my new Beatles blog: http://peterdoggettbeatles.blogspot.com/ Updated every day, more or less. Today's subject is Yoko Ono

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Which legendary singer-songwriter heard the shots that killed John Lennon?

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"The Beatles had a way of dealing with each other's weaknesses so that only the strengths came through", Derek Taylor told me

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When activists infiltrated the Republican Party HQ with 500 flies in 1972, guess which Beatle helped them get hold of the insects?

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At the height of the Beatles' legal madness, George Harrison had to write himself a letter asking to resign from his own company

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The Beatles' best friend and longest-serving aide, Neil Aspinall, had a savage wit to match John Lennon's

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"John Lennon was very oppressed by fame, and he was a terrible one for lashing out", Beatles PR man Derek Taylor told me

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Yoko Ono took one brief drag on each filter-tipped cigarette, then stubbed it out and immediately lit another

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I found Magic Alex, John Lennon's guru and the Beatles' electronic wizard, on a Greek island

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And why did the Beatles finally sack their infamous manager Allen Klein in 1973? Here's a clue for you all: it wasn't his fault

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How did John Lennon try to trick Paul McCartney into rejoining the Beatles for one last recording session?

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@jillelswick Not sure I'd go quite that far, but George, Ringo and Yoko might have agreed with you! Full story is in the book.

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@jillelswick That upset Yoko, but it wasn't enough to end up in court. No, this was all about money, & Paul getting more than the others!

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How did Paul McCartney annoy George, Ringo and Yoko so much in 1985 that they took him to court?

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How did the Beatles go from world domination with Sgt Pepper to not being able to bear each other's company, in just two years?

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You Never Give Me Your Money tells the untold Beatles story, from the end of their four-way love affair to the 21st century.

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Due June 8, 2010 in the USA: You Never Give Me Your Money; The Beatles After The Breakup by Peter Doggett